Phage the Untouchable (Commander)

Jeff Dunn
The 10 Best Mel Commanders
Mel commanders are lauded as the best-designed legendaries, or as perfect enablers for digging out edge case interactions. Here are the top ten!
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
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Stab
100% of 7 decks +20% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
92% of 86 decks +36% synergy
Withering Torment
72% of 218 decks +18% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
30% of 243 decks +17% synergy
Abyssal Harvester
23% of 13 decks -12% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Netherborn Altar
90% of 1996 decks +88% synergy
Platinum Angel
87% of 2038 decks +85% synergy
Campfire
86% of 1918 decks +85% synergy
Torpor Orb
86% of 2033 decks +84% synergy
Command Beacon
90% of 2030 decks +82% synergy
Endless Whispers
78% of 2038 decks +77% synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
75% of 2032 decks +74% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
75% of 2038 decks +69% synergy
Rogue's Passage
81% of 2031 decks +65% synergy
Stunning Reversal
64% of 2013 decks +63% synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
80% of 2031 decks +34% synergy
Dark Ritual
76% of 2041 decks +11% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
74% of 2032 decks +42% synergy
Lightning Greaves
71% of 2038 decks +38% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67% of 2031 decks +13% synergy
Jet Medallion
65% of 2039 decks +15% synergy
Nirkana Revenant
65% of 2033 decks +51% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
62% of 2039 decks +22% synergy
Feed the Swarm
60% of 1972 decks +6% synergy
Lich's Mastery
60% of 2016 decks +57% synergy
Creatures
Magus of the Coffers
59% of 2038 decks +50% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
56% of 2004 decks +39% synergy
Dread Presence
55% of 2005 decks +37% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
53% of 2038 decks +27% synergy
Filth
45% of 2039 decks +42% synergy
Burnished Hart
44% of 2031 decks +33% synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
41% of 1958 decks +37% synergy
Thrull Wizard
39% of 2040 decks +38% synergy
Defiler of Flesh
33% of 1831 decks +26% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
30% of 2032 decks +26% synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
30% of 2033 decks +19% synergy
Leaden Myr
28% of 2038 decks +21% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
27% of 1831 decks +11% synergy
Grim Servant
26% of 594 decks +19% synergy
Massacre Girl
23% of 2007 decks +15% synergy
Avatar of Woe
23% of 2039 decks +21% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22% of 1951 decks +5% synergy
Opposition Agent
21% of 1966 decks +9% synergy
Murderous Rider
20% of 2004 decks +12% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17% of 2005 decks +1% synergy
Royal Assassin
17% of 2041 decks +14% synergy
Geode Golem
16% of 2010 decks +15% synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
16% of 2031 decks +10% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15% of 1465 decks -3% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15% of 95 decks -5% synergy
Plaguecrafter
14% of 2009 decks -4% synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13% of 345 decks +9% synergy
Boggart Trawler
13% of 534 decks +2% synergy
Massacre Wurm
12% of 2033 decks -3% synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12% of 1708 decks +6% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12% of 2004 decks +10% synergy
Sengir, the Dark Baron
12% of 1966 decks +11% synergy
Bloodgift Demon
12% of 2031 decks +8% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11% of 264 decks +1% synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11% of 328 decks +3% synergy
Twilight Prophet
11% of 2017 decks +5% synergy
Blood Pet
11% of 2039 decks +2% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10% of 2033 decks -3% synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10% of 2030 decks +4% synergy
Darkstar Augur
10% of 309 decks +6% synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
10% of 2030 decks +4% synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
9% of 2036 decks +9% synergy
Dark Confidant
9% of 2038 decks +4% synergy
Sheoldred
9% of 1508 decks -2% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
9% of 2035 decks -4% synergy
Silent Arbiter
8% of 2038 decks +7% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
8% of 2034 decks +2% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7% of 1831 decks -10% synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
7% of 2034 decks +7% synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
7% of 1972 decks +0% synergy
Instants
Withering Boon
55% of 2039 decks +51% synergy
Defile
50% of 2006 decks +9% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
47% of 2039 decks +22% synergy
Stinging Study
47% of 1953 decks +43% synergy
Consuming Corruption
39% of 534 decks +14% synergy
Imp's Mischief
38% of 2038 decks +19% synergy
Infernal Grasp
38% of 1938 decks +10% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
37% of 2038 decks +27% synergy
Bitter Triumph
30% of 926 decks +14% synergy
Darkness
26% of 2040 decks +18% synergy
Cabal Ritual
25% of 2039 decks +8% synergy
Go for the Throat
24% of 2033 decks -0% synergy
Fell the Profane
24% of 575 decks +1% synergy
Hero's Downfall
23% of 2031 decks +15% synergy
Slaughter Pact
19% of 2038 decks +15% synergy
Baleful Mastery
16% of 1953 decks +4% synergy
Snuff Out
16% of 2039 decks +5% synergy
Force of Despair
15% of 2006 decks +7% synergy
Offer Immortality
14% of 1555 decks +11% synergy
Deadly Rollick
13% of 1996 decks -8% synergy
Dismember
11% of 2033 decks -0% synergy
Doom Blade
10% of 2034 decks +2% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10% of 1576 decks -5% synergy
Culling the Weak
10% of 2039 decks -3% synergy
Murder
9% of 2031 decks -1% synergy
Tragic Slip
9% of 2031 decks -12% synergy
Ad Nauseam
7% of 2035 decks +4% synergy
Soul Shatter
7% of 1972 decks -6% synergy
Shred Memory
6% of 2038 decks +5% synergy
Hagra Mauling
6% of 1972 decks +1% synergy
Entomb
6% of 2039 decks -6% synergy
Dash Hopes
6% of 2038 decks +5% synergy
Curtains' Call
5% of 2025 decks +3% synergy
Village Rites
5% of 1972 decks -19% synergy
Succumb to Temptation
5% of 2026 decks +3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5% of 1972 decks -16% synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
58% of 2034 decks +19% synergy
Demonic Tutor
55% of 2041 decks +24% synergy
Mutilate
50% of 2039 decks +26% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
48% of 727 decks +28% synergy
Damnation
47% of 2038 decks +24% synergy
Toxic Deluge
47% of 2031 decks +12% synergy
Exsanguinate
44% of 2033 decks +22% synergy
Read the Bones
44% of 2031 decks +22% synergy
Night's Whisper
42% of 2038 decks +18% synergy
Bubbling Muck
41% of 2039 decks +25% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
41% of 2039 decks +24% synergy
Beseech the Queen
35% of 2036 decks +28% synergy
Grim Tutor
30% of 2039 decks +17% synergy
Profane Tutor
29% of 1951 decks +23% synergy
Decree of Pain
22% of 2039 decks +16% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19% of 2024 decks +2% synergy
Final Act
19% of 627 decks +17% synergy
Reanimate
19% of 2039 decks -15% synergy
Diresight
18% of 309 decks +12% synergy
Dark Petition
17% of 2030 decks +12% synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
17% of 115 decks +15% synergy
Call to the Netherworld
16% of 2038 decks +14% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
16% of 1281 decks +7% synergy
Syphon Mind
16% of 2039 decks +1% synergy
Disturbed Burial
16% of 2039 decks +15% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
15% of 2031 decks +9% synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14% of 2005 decks +10% synergy
Imperial Seal
14% of 2039 decks +7% synergy
Temporal Extortion
13% of 2038 decks +11% synergy
Dirge of Dread
10% of 2039 decks +10% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10% of 1972 decks -3% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10% of 2033 decks +4% synergy
Diabolic Intent
9% of 2039 decks -6% synergy
Profane Transfusion
8% of 1966 decks +6% synergy
Increasing Ambition
8% of 2031 decks +7% synergy
Damnable Pact
7% of 2030 decks +1% synergy
Fortuitous Find
7% of 2026 decks +6% synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
7% of 2017 decks +5% synergy
Grim Discovery
7% of 2034 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Tempest
7% of 2030 decks +3% synergy
Demonic Counsel
6% of 264 decks -0% synergy
Diabolic Revelation
6% of 2031 decks +6% synergy
Blood Money
6% of 1918 decks +3% synergy
Stargaze
6% of 309 decks +4% synergy
Back for Seconds
5% of 1251 decks +3% synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
5% of 2013 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Brotherhood Regalia
57% of 444 decks +53% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
50% of 2034 decks +48% synergy
The Golden Throne
49% of 1781 decks +48% synergy
Key to the City
46% of 2026 decks +45% synergy
Expedition Map
46% of 2034 decks +31% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
36% of 2007 decks +4% synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
34% of 793 decks +32% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24% of 2038 decks +4% synergy
Manifold Key
23% of 2005 decks +22% synergy
Commander's Plate
22% of 1966 decks +17% synergy
Mithril Coat
21% of 1446 decks +14% synergy
Vorpal Sword
21% of 1942 decks +16% synergy
Prowler's Helm
19% of 2031 decks +18% synergy
Lich's Mirror
18% of 2035 decks +18% synergy
Lavaspur Boots
16% of 746 decks +15% synergy
The One Ring
15% of 1519 decks +4% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13% of 2004 decks +6% synergy
Psychic Paper
11% of 994 decks +11% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11% of 2038 decks +1% synergy
Bontu's Monument
11% of 2025 decks -17% synergy
Haunted Cloak
10% of 2026 decks +9% synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
10% of 2031 decks +9% synergy
Hot Soup
9% of 2031 decks +9% synergy
Endless Atlas
8% of 2010 decks +4% synergy
Chariot of Victory
7% of 2031 decks +7% synergy
Bilbo's Ring
7% of 1308 decks +6% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7% of 1938 decks +3% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7% of 2041 decks +5% synergy
Glaring Spotlight
6% of 2031 decks +5% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6% of 2026 decks -6% synergy
Pact Weapon
6% of 1918 decks +4% synergy
Darksteel Plate
6% of 2033 decks +4% synergy
Shadowspear
6% of 1999 decks +2% synergy
Hedron Archive
5% of 2030 decks -0% synergy
Defense Grid
5% of 2039 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
Dauthi Embrace
57% of 2039 decks +56% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
45% of 2039 decks +34% synergy
Necropotence
33% of 2040 decks +17% synergy
No Mercy
30% of 2039 decks +23% synergy
Dragon Shadow
26% of 2039 decks +26% synergy
Black Market Connections
26% of 1918 decks +6% synergy
Black Market
24% of 2039 decks +2% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
15% of 253 decks -2% synergy
Greed
14% of 2040 decks +3% synergy
Oubliette
11% of 2040 decks +8% synergy
Animate Dead
10% of 2041 decks -8% synergy
Necrodominance
10% of 553 decks +4% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10% of 1938 decks -5% synergy
Leshrac's Rite
10% of 2040 decks +10% synergy
Lethal Vapors
9% of 2039 decks +9% synergy
Exquisite Blood
8% of 2031 decks -6% synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7% of 819 decks +4% synergy
Underworld Connections
5% of 2031 decks +2% synergy
Bitterblossom
5% of 2036 decks -5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
42% of 2031 decks +30% synergy
Liliana Vess
13% of 2036 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
77% of 2039 decks +21% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
62% of 2038 decks +23% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
55% of 2038 decks +45% synergy
Bojuka Bog
52% of 2034 decks +5% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
48% of 2016 decks +9% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45% of 2031 decks +15% synergy
The Black Gate
44% of 1418 decks +39% synergy
Witch's Cottage
37% of 2004 decks +12% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
37% of 1092 decks +33% synergy
Reliquary Tower
27% of 2034 decks -5% synergy
Thespian's Stage
23% of 2031 decks +17% synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
23% of 2038 decks +22% synergy
Castle Locthwain
22% of 2004 decks +1% synergy
War Room
20% of 1966 decks +3% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19% of 1925 decks +1% synergy
Mortuary Mire
17% of 2030 decks +4% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17% of 2039 decks +13% synergy
Ancient Tomb
16% of 2039 decks +4% synergy
Memorial to Folly
15% of 2016 decks +12% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 2039 decks +3% synergy
Lake of the Dead
10% of 2039 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Saga
10% of 1951 decks +1% synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
9% of 2004 decks +8% synergy
Homeward Path
9% of 2032 decks +7% synergy
Vesuva
9% of 2038 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9% of 2039 decks -12% synergy
Barren Moor
8% of 2039 decks -5% synergy
Maze of Ith
7% of 2040 decks +4% synergy
Buried Ruin
7% of 2032 decks +0% synergy
Deserted Temple
6% of 2039 decks +3% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6% of 2034 decks -5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91% of 2041 decks +4% synergy
Arcane Signet
66% of 2004 decks +2% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
43% of 1232 decks +26% synergy
Caged Sun
37% of 2033 decks +21% synergy
Mind Stone
31% of 2039 decks -4% synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
29% of 1033 decks +28% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27% of 2039 decks +2% synergy
Thought Vessel
23% of 2030 decks -5% synergy
Nyx Lotus
20% of 1999 decks +10% synergy
Gilded Lotus
19% of 2038 decks +12% synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15% of 2038 decks +11% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14% of 2038 decks +9% synergy
Thran Dynamo
14% of 2039 decks +7% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13% of 1781 decks +0% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
12% of 1966 decks +3% synergy
Mana Crypt
11% of 2040 decks +2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
11% of 2040 decks -4% synergy
Mana Vault
11% of 2041 decks +3% synergy
Commander's Sphere
9% of 2031 decks -3% synergy
Chrome Mox
8% of 2038 decks +1% synergy
Lotus Petal
7% of 2039 decks -1% synergy
Agility Bobblehead
6% of 758 decks +6% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6% of 2034 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
35% of 2031 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Cave
23% of 627 decks +12% synergy
Demolition Field
8% of 1708 decks +2% synergy